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John Tracy sat alone on Thunderbird 5. His three younger brothers had taken off fifteen minutes ago and were headed to the place where they had last seen their eldest brother. Was it a trap? Was it a dead end? John didn't know and not knowing was tearing him apart. He wished he was down on Earth, going with them, doing something other than just sitting around worrying.

Unable to help himself he opened a video link.

"Thunderbird 5 to Thunderbird 2, what's your E.T.A?" He asked urgently.

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"Eleven and a half minutes…" Virgil replied in an annoyed tone, "John, find something to do, that's the fourth time you've called in ten minutes and it's driving me crazy." John looked hurt and Virgil immediately felt guilty.

"John, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to snap, its just……I left him there…and I need to get him back now." Virgil admitted quietly, glad that Gordon and Alan were in the dorm bay suiting up.

"What happened wasn't your fault Virg." John told him.

"I know…but I keep thinking that if I had done something differently-"

"Then Scott wouldn't have been captured? I know, I feel that way too, if I had checked that the Hood was still behind bars then I could have warned you guys…" John suggested sadly.

"But it wasn't-……I guess we've both been blaming ourselves a little too much…I just need to find Scott now, to know that he's ok…" John said nothing but nodded his agreement.

"…good luck…let me know when you land."

"FAB, thanks John." Virgil smiled sadly and closed the link just as Gordon and Alan came back in.

"Was that John again?" Gordon groaned.

"He's just looking out for us, that's all." Virgil immediately defended his older brother. Gordon held back a smirk and sat down. Alan sat down silently. Gordon looked at his youngest brother and waited a few moments before speaking.

"He'll be ok Sprout." Gordon told him, not sure that he wasn't trying to reassure himself too. Alan smiled weakly and nodded.

"I know Scott will be ok, I was just thinking about how I don't appreciate him as much as I should, I mean, think of all the times he's been there for us when we've needed, I've lost count." Alan smiled softly, again thinking about that time of the cliff.

"That's why we've got to be there for him now, when he needs us." Virgil agreed. Gordon nodded and checked their E.T.A.

Four minutes…

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He had to do something.

Scott had always protected his younger brothers, no matter what trouble they got themselves into. What kind of big brother would he be if he let them down now?

Gritting his teeth against the pain, Scott hauled himself up into a sitting position. Lucky for him his captors hadn't moved him away from the window, so he used the ledge to pull himself up. The swelling around his leg was so painful he almost fainted again but he slapped his face hard to stay awake.

Scott limped over to the door and eventually collapsed beside it in agony. Try desperately to ignore the pain, he closed his eyes and listened…

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Thunderbird 2 landed a short distance away from the abandoned building.

"We're here John, is the signal still in the same place?" Virgil asked his older brother while Gordon and Alan left the cabin.

"Yeah it's still there, Virgil…I really hope it's him." John replied quietly.

"…me too." Virgil whispered before closing the link and following the other two out of Thunderbird 2.

The three of them trudged down towards the tunnel made by the Mole over a week ago. Stepping into the gloomy darkness with only a pair of torches, they all secretly swore they could hear each other's heartbeats thudding in their chests.

Without any sign of Scott they travelled further into the basement. But Virgil suddenly stopped.

It was that feeling again. The dread that he felt when he had first come down here with Scott, it was there again.

"Gordon, Alan…get back outside and contact Lady Penelope." He ordered them quietly, while his eyes shot around every corner of the area.

"Why?" Gordon queried, confused by his brother's sudden order.

"Scott's not here, don't ask me how I know…I just know," Virgil explained quickly, "Something's not right, contact Lady P and ask her to continuing searching in the area, if I'm not out in two minutes then get back into Thunderbird 2 and head back to base without me…go!" Gordon nodded to Alan, who ran back outside, clutching his wrist communicator.

Virgil waited for Gordon to move but he didn't. Touched by his mischievous brother's actions, Virgil nodded his thanks and they continued towards the back of the room. Even if Scott wasn't there, and Virgil was sure he wasn't, they still had to get that communicator.

Once they reached the same spot that Virgil had stopped at last time the dread became a reality.

Shit

Virgil cursed under his breath but didn't have enough time to do anything before they were surrounded by the same men that had challenged Scott and Virgil before.

"Gordon-"

"I'm not leaving you!" The second youngest hissed. Virgil knew there would be no arguing with him. And there would certainly be no arguing with these guys. One of them was carrying a gun. One wrong word and a brother could be shot and neither of them wanted that.

Virgil and Gordon heard someone moving behind them but couldn't turn around before sharp blows to the head sent their worlds black.

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One and a half minutes.

C'mon guys!

Alan waited near the entrance to the tunnel for his brothers to come out but they never did. He spun around when he heard movement in the bushes behind him. Before he could run two well-built men had stepped out in front of him and another two at his back. The tallest one stepped forward and punched Alan square in the temple. The youngest Tracy was knocked off his feet and fell to the floor. He tried to focus his vision but the impact of the punch had sent him into a daze. He vaguely felt one man on each side of him lift him up and carry him towards the tunnel.

When they reached the end of the basement he was thrown to the ground in what he could barely tell as a cage.

"Alan!" He heard Virgil's voice behind him and turned around to see Virgil sitting up against a wall, his wrists tied together. Panic gripped him when he saw Gordon slumped on the ground against the wall, obviously out cold, with a small wound on his temple. Alan crawled towards his brothers and Virgil wrapped his arms around his youngest brother.

"Are you alright Sprout? Did they hurt you?" He asked quietly.

"Just a black eye but I'll be ok…I did what you told me to." Alan added in a whisper and looked up at his middle brother.

"Good man." Virgil smiled at him. He let Alan crawl over to Gordon and hold the second youngest close to him. Though he was trying to hide it Virgil could see the glisten of tears in Alan's eyes. He was scared. Virgil was scared too. He needed Scott. He needed his big brother.

Scott

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Scott's eyes flew open. He could have sworn he just heard Virgil's voice. The strange aching in his heart seemed to tell him that his brothers were in trouble.

Regardless, he smiled in satisfaction at what he had learned just by listening to the voices passing by. The Hood had gone back to the basement and had taken most of his men with him. He would use the three boys' watches to send out distress signals and soon it wouldn't be long before Jeff, John and everyone came to the rescue. Soon he would have the whole of International Rescue in his trap.

Well, Scott had no intention of letting that happen. Judging by the distant beeping noise he guessed that the computer room was at the end of the corridor. He pulled himself up and used a splinter from the doorframe to lift the latch on the other side of the door. Once the door was open he used the walls of the corridor for support and made his way towards the computer room.

Surprised to find there were no guards inside, Scott staggered over to the console and opened a random communication link…

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"Scott! Where are you? What's happened? Why are the other three answering my calls?" John was overjoyed to hear his older brother's voice and started asking a thousand questions. Scott sighed with a smile and began to reply.

"Hello John, 1. You'll have to track this link and figure out where I am, 2. I don't have time to explain what's happened and 3. The other three have been captured by the Hood, I think I can get them out but I'm gonna need help, call Lady P and give her the coordinates for my position."

"I'm doing that now Scott……actually she's already in the area…" John checked the map again, puzzled as to why Lady P was there.

"What? How? Why?" Scott was just as puzzled as John.

"I don't know, you'll have to ask her, I've sent her the coordinates and she's on her way, she should be with you in about ten minutes, now cut this line before they find out."

"FAB John, oh and one more thing, keep Dad on the island, I don't care if you have to get Brains to disable Thunderbird 3 or even if he has to tie Dad to his office chair, just don't let him leave the island, it's what the Hood wants."

"Ok Scott, good luck." John was curious as to how Scott knew all this but didn't question him further. Scott cut the line and John was left isolated from the action…again.

Can Scott beat the Hood? Will John be able to take the suspense?...Will I? Cause this fic is driving me crazy! Please review! ;-)